Obituary of Dorothy Nydam (Winters) Churco

Churco, Dorothy (nee Nydam) (Winters), age 89, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Oakland Care Center. Dorothy was born in Hawthorne, NJ and spent the early years of her life in Wyckoff before moving to Henrico, NC for 20 years before moving back to Midland Park three years ago. She was a member of the Wyckoff Reformed Church and the Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Gasburg, VA. Prior to her retirement, she was a Manager with Ridgewood Answering Service for over 32 years. Dorothy was a former member of the Wyckoff Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Roanoke Wildwood Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the Women’s Club of Lake Gaston, VA, having served as President, a member of the Needlework Club in North Carolina and had been involved for many years with both the Girls Scouts and Boys Scouts in the Wyckoff area. Dorothy also enjoyed bowling, dancing and spending time at the casinos, but most of all, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dorothy will be greatly missed by all who knew her, especially the family she leaves behind to carry on the family legacy; her daughters, Nancy Van Houten of Midland Park, Judy Berry and her husband Bruce of Columbia, MD, her son, Kenneth Winters of Columbia, MD, 14 Grandchildren and 25 Great Grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Henriette Brower and her husband, Alfred of Pearl River, NY and Carrie Walsh of Nanuet, NY, her two step-sons, Henry Churco and his wife, Trudy of Wyckoff, NJ and William Churco and his wife, Cindy of Pennsylvania. Dorothy is predeceased by her first husband, Edward Winters, her second husband, Henry Churco and her son, Edward G. Winters. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 27th from 2-4 and 7-9pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Service will take place on Thursday, January 28th at 11am at the Funeral Home. The interment will follow at Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, contributions in Dorothy’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.